Ben Hubbert, co-owner of Champion AC, is a former member of Special Operations in the Air Force, who's now committed to helping San Antonio reduce our community's demands on the energy grid. Visit championac.com or twitter.com/championac or call (210) 699-0022 for more information.

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If You Lose Power, Turn OFF Your Heater

Because of the arctic weather and certain power plants being offline across the state, CPS Energy was asked this morning to initiate rolling brownouts. So if you’re been without power for a while, that’s what is going on. The brownouts are expected to last 45 minutes at a time, but we’ve heard from some people on Twitter that they’ve lasted two or more hours.

There’s a key bit of information regarding your home’s heating system. If you lose power, make sure and turn your heater OFF. That way, when power is restored, your circuit isn’t overloaded and you lose power again.

Meanwhile, for everyone else who still has power, you’re asked to try and use as little energy as possible until we get through this situation.

Update: There’s also the concern about frozen pipes in your home. The Red Cross has some great information here on what to do next if your pipes froze overnight. (Thanks to the SAWS and Mr. Plumber Twitter feeds for the link.)

Stay warm out there.

(Ben Hubbert is the co-owner of Champion AC in San Antonio, Texas. Ben is a former member of Special Ops in the Air Force, and he’s now committed to helping others cut down on their energy usage at home. Learn more on the Champion AC website, or connect with Ben on Google+.)

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Note: This is an mySA.com City Brights Blog. These blogs are not written or edited by mySA or the San Antonio Express-News. The authors are solely responsible for the content.

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